magnesium trisilicate: Meaning and Definition of

magne'sium trisil'icate

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  1. a white, fine, odorless and tasteless powder, MgOSi&multiplydot;nHO, used industrially to absorb odors and decolorize and pharmaceutically as an antacid.
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